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I have been in Chitwan in a small village for 2 weeks volunteering at a primary school, orphanage and community field. This way of getting to know a new country is the best one I’ve tried so far. I had so much fun with my host family and with the kids at the school and orphanage. I also learned a lot of important values in life. There was always so much to do to keep yourself entertained, and the community was always so warm and welcoming. The agricultural work we did was also very relaxing and and excellent way of learning and feeling useful for many of the kids who truly need to support. Two weeks felt extremely short and I with I would have come for a longer period of time, which is why I hope to come back as soon as possible. Thank you very much!

The teaching part in the school has been amazing and very amusing, even if sometimes it was quite chaotic and difficult to communicate properly. But with our non-existant knowledge of nepali, a little bit of english and some sign language we hope that we have been able to help the kidd learn and expand their knowledge, both in science, english or maths.

Our host families were all amazing. I had the most amazing time with rita our host mother and grandma. Making spanish food for them was incredible. Exchanging cultural values and traditions is very important in order to be a complete and understanding person. My stay here has allowed me to do this and for that I am very grateful. I'm also grateful that you allowed us to be part of your daily lives, that you opened your homes to us, taught us important lessons and apprecieated our horrible dancing and singing skills.

All in all, this has been one of the best experiences any of us could ever ask for and the best three weeks of my summer, probably of my year too.

Translated by Go Overseas:

We started the morning working in the garden where we divided the tasks. some were in charge of removing the earth and others of removing the weeds. Thanks to the hose we were able to survive the heat and do a good job. When we finished in the garden, we went home to regain strength and then teach and play with the children. Once at school, each one went to their respective classes to give the agenda that they played and between class and class we took the opportunity to make games such as the rope, football or paint on the board. Once the school day is over we use our well-deserved rest to take a shower and sleep for a while. At half past five we were at school with the children of the orphanage playing frisbie, soccer, making bracelets and many other activities. Finally, after dinner we all gathered to play cards for a while and went to sleep.

Original review:

empezamos la mañana trabajando en el huerto donde nos dividimos las tareas. unos se encargaron de remover la tierra y otros de quitar los hierbajos. gracias a la manguera que había pudimos sobrevivir al calor y hacer un buen trabajo. cuando terminamos en el huerto, nos fuimos a casa a reponer fuerzas para después enseñar y jugar con los niños. una vez en el colegio, cada uno se fue a sus respectivas clases a dar el temario que le tocaba y entre clase y clase aprovechamos para hacer juegos como el de la comba, el futbol o pintar en la pizzarra. una vez acabada la jornada en el colegio utilizamos nuestro merecido descanso para ducharnos y dormir un rato. a las cinco y media estabamos en la escuela con los niños del orfanato jugando al frisbie, futbol, haciendo pulseras y muchas otras actividades mas. por ultimo, despues de cenar nos reunimos todos a jugar un rato a las cartas y nos fuimos a dormir

GO OVERSEAS TRANSLATED REVIEW

Yesterday was a very intense day full of activities. Early in the morning, seeing that it was raining heavily, our jungle excursion was canceled, and we proposed a bike ride. What we thought was going to be a simple walk through the town turned out to be an intense tour of the Nepalese landscape in which we found several animals such as elephants, deer, horses, cows, dogs or ducks. In addition, our favorite moment was when we had to cross a puddle that looked like a river as it covered us to the hip (shoutout to the leech that stung Barbara). It lasted longer than many of us could endure and some even got lost but we really enjoyed it. After a well-deserved rest, and seeing that the river still did not go down, a jungle jeep excursion was organized. Before we entered, we were lucky and honored to have been able to attend a wrestling battle live between two 12-year-old children, there were no injuries ... They warned us that silence was needed to see the animals, which It took us a little to respect, that may be the reason why we "only" saw deer, monkeys, birds and crocodiles. At the time of resting we were playing board games like the Resistance or the high pencil in which we discovered new colors such as sapphire, pistachio and persimmon. We ended the day watching a somewhat peculiar local dance that surprised some and disappointed others. And finally, Quique and the Javis woke up for dinner.

ORIGINAL REVIEW

Ayer fue un dia muy intenso repleto de actividades. A primera hora de la mañana, al ver que estaba lloviendo a cántaros, se anuló nuestra excursión a la jungla, y nos propusieron un paseo en bici. Lo que pensábamos que iba a ser un simple paseo por el pueblo resultó ser una intensa vuelta por el paisaje nepalí en el que nos encontramos varios animales como elefantes, ciervos, caballos, vacas, perros o patos. Además, nuestro momento favorito fue cuando tuvimos que atravesar un charco que parecía un río ya que nos cubría hasta la cadera (shoutout a la sanguijuela que le picó a Barbara). Duró más de lo que muchos podíamos aguantar e incluso algunos se perdieron pero lo disfrutamos mucho. Tras un merecido descanso, y al ver que el río seguía sin bajar, se organizó una excursión con jeep a la jungla. Antes de adentrarnos, tuvimos la suerte y el honor de haber podido asistir en directo a una batalla de lucha libre entre dos niños de 12 años, no hubo ningún herido...Nos advirtieron de que se necesitaba silencio para ver los animales, cosa que nos costó un poco respetar, puede ser ese el motivo por el que "solo" vimos ciervos, monos, pájaros y cocodrilos. A la hora de descansar estuvimos jugando a juegos de mesa como la Resistencia o el alto lápiz en el que descubrimos nuevos colores como el zafiro, el pistacho y el caqui. Terminamos el día viendo una danza local un tanto peculiar que sorprendió a unos y decepcionó a otros. Y finalmente, se despertaron Quique y los Javis para la cena.

The helpless colony is an exceptional place to volunteer. The place is clean, and the children are happy. You are provided a clean bed, private bathroom and have good wifi (for Nepal). And above all the brothers and sisters that work there are very friendly and willing to help you. It was the students exam period during my stay so I helped them study. But normally you will be playing with them, teaching them, and helping with chores around the house. They are very relaxed and nothing is set in stone. If you need a break, or want to travel during the day you have complete freedom. Ujjwal and his mother Nanu are the main staff members. They are very knowledgeable about the area and can recommend places to you if you need a haircut, to go to the hospital or have a plate of momos. I I highly recommend volunteering here.

Great time in the hospital, good food, staff was great. Hostel a bit far from the main attractions but close to hospital! everything was amazing. The hospital was flexible and you could work a lot or just hang out and chill if you did not want to work so much. Schedule was flexible and days off were no problem a all. Everyone was very helpful. Kathmandu itself is a wild/crazy city that is very fun but very chaotic at times. It was nice to split our time between Kathmandu and Chitwan. Program staff and coordinator allowed us to make this change without any hitches and even bought us the transportation to Chitwan. They provided good door to door service from airport pickup to airport drop off. In terms of value you could not get any better. It was very inexpensive and well worth it.

Because my arrival in Nepal was delayed one week and the day was Monday, I had day off from the program. Despite of that this week was very good time for me. All the people I met during the week were very kind and ready to help me many ways, just as they could. I can recommend this program for everyone.
My First week was studying Nepal, so we couldn't visit many places and go out of the City. Particularly the nepal teacher was wonderful and very nice, incredibly patient and helped me so lot with my studying. After this week I can continue studying nepal on my own. Despite of thight schedule during the course week, we visited interesting places, like Monkey Tempel, on the hills,and boudhanat. This all helped me understand this country and this culture.

The experience I had was forfilling
& enlightening ..like any poor country the day to day living
in a city like Kathmandu can be quite challenging and it is advisable to prepare yourself not only physically but mentally as things are a world apart from what we're used to at home.. seeing the amount of poverty is not always easy .....The more self motivated you are, the more you can gain from the programme..
The information I received before travelling was accurate and true and the in country coordinators are extremely helpful and always just a phone call away should you have any questions or require any information. I would definitely recommend my experience.